BEAT THE COUCH · THE DAILY ARCHIVE · DEALT SEP 13, 2026

Day 64 · Stagflation Purgatory

THE SECRET WINDOW: OCT 23, 1975 TO OCT 20, 1977 · 504 TRADING DAYS

On September 13, 2026 everyone who opened the game got the same secret two years: October 23, 1975 to October 20, 1977, stagflation purgatory. The couch bought on day one, never sold, and turned $10,000 into $11,138 (+11.4%).

THE COUCH'S $10,000, DAY BY DAY, REAL DAILY DATA

$10,000 START $11,138 Oct 23, 1975 Oct 20, 1977

What the couch did

ENDED WITH$11,138 (+11.4%)
WORST DRAWDOWN-11% by Oct 19, 1977
WORST SINGLE DAY-1.9% Dec 3, 1975
BEST SINGLE DAY+1.9% Jan 5, 1976
CASH INSTEAD (T-BILLS)+10.6%

The era

Stagflation purgatory. Inflation that would not die, gas lines, and stocks that went up on paper and nowhere after prices. Six years of a market that rewarded nobody for anything.

THE EXHIBIT: STAGFLATION PURGATORY. EVERYONE WHO PLAYED WAS THERE.

What the players did

The read

Too few filings came in that day to say anything honest about the players. The window is real and the couch rode it all the same: it does not need an audience.

Player figures count every official and replayed attempt at this exact hand filed on the day it was dealt, from the run export of October 31, 2026. A win counts as SKILL only if it beats 90% of 1,000 monkeys replaying the same window with the same trade count and the same time in the market. Across the whole ledger the couch wins 62% of 120,800 games.

Play the past handthe same two years everyone got on Sep 13, 2026. Free, no signup. No streak, no standings: filed as a REPLAY.

Or play today's hand. It stays secret until tomorrow.

Frequently asked

What was the Beat the Couch daily hand on September 13, 2026?

Day 64 dealt the two years from October 23, 1975 to October 20, 1977, stagflation purgatory. A couch that bought on day one and never sold turned $10,000 into $11,138 (+11.4%).

Can I still play the day 64 hand?

Yes. The past hand button deals the exact same window. It is filed as a replay: it does not touch your streak, the daily standings or the public ledger.

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